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ANYONE CAN COMPOSE
with AGA SERUGU - Lugo
Back again, by popular demaind, this very special two-day workshop is for everyone. No prior music experience is required. Whether you're a seasoned instrumentalist, vocalist, or just beginning your musical journey, this workshop intensive provides a perfect opportunity to explore the art of composition and songwriting to awaken curiosity, unleash creativity and build confidence.
At Harmony International, we believe that everyone can compose and has an inherent ability to tell unique stories. If you're curious about composing and songwriting and don't know where to start, need fresh ideas, have hit a roadblock in your composition, or curious about the whole process, our expert instructor, Aga Serugo-Lugo, award-winning UK composer, instrumentalist and vocalist will guide you through the fundamentals of composition and songwriting, breaking down barriers around composition, offering ideas to spark creativity while providing hands-on experience in crafting original melodies.
ON 15TH & 16TH FEB 2025
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
at Kensington Arts Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man
About the artist
Aga Serugo-Lugo is a vocalist, clarinettist, pianist, composer and workshop leader. He sang in the 9-piece Funk band “Gefunkt”, and also composed and played for the jazz-fusion group ‘Eclectiv’. He has a composition degree from University of York.
Aga has delivered community workshops for Sing-up, Royal Opera House, ENO Engage, Music in Detention, Britten Pears Arts and Turtle Key Arts. He works in Education settings for SEN Schools, Trinity Laban, Pegasus Opera, London Sinfonietta and BBC Proms.
In addition, Aga co-runs Camberwell community choir, is an L and P Ambassador for Britten-Pears arts an assosciate artist for Prime Theatre, Streetwise Opera and the Citizens Of The World Choir.
Aga has been involved in several composition projects involving music for theatre: Street cries of London, Wiltons Music Hall (2009), Verona road, Intermission theatre (2010), The Conspirators project, The Yard (2012), Core Blimey: A Corby Musical (2014) and The Old Man And The Sea (2019), The Winds Of Change (2022), Our Fire (2022)."